Punch.



Nie. 813,843.

l PATBNTED PER-27,' 1906. mn. TUCKER.

PUNCH. giuoumn FILED nu 2 3. 1905.

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Gnome# upon the punch will provide t` UNITED sTATEsf PATENT OFFICE.

EDWIN DOW TUCKER;` oF SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA.

A PuNcH. l

To all whom, it may concern,.-

' citizen of the United States, residing at Santa Barbara, .in the county of Santa Barbara and State of California, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Punches, of which the following is a specification.

My 'nvention relates to a punch for provid ing an air-'vent and an outlet-opening in the -top of a hermetically-sealedreceptacle,where by the contents thereof -may be freely Withdrawn. j

One object of the invention is to provide means for resiliently supportin the punch in applied position, whereby a si ht pressure e necessary openings, and whereby the punch ma elevated to remove the points thereof om the openings to permit the withdrawal of the contents o a receptacle and to be replaced and held within said openings to again seal the receptacle.

vA further object of the invention is to vide means to prevent the trating the top of the rece sure is accidentally broug A still fur-ther object'of'the invention is to provide the punch with means which will assist the points thereofl in preventing the admission of air to the receptacle after the airvent and outlet-opening havev been provided, and the pointsof the punch are again seated propunch from pene# tacle when rese t to bear t` ere@ therein.

The invention consists inthe construction,A comblnatlon, and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, claimed, -and illus- Atrated in the accompanying drawings, which punch penetrates the top disclose thepreferred form ,of my invention, and in which-# Figure 1 is a 'top plan view of a receptacle l provided with a punch constructed 1n accordi -ance with my invention.` l2 is -a central longitudinal sectional view cfg the upper portion of said receptacle, and Fig'. 3 isa similar view illustratingv the manner in which the of the receptacle.

Referring to the drawings by'reference'nu merals,"1 designates the up er portion of a receptacle, suchas are provi ed for the preser-l vation'of cream, milk, and top., thereof, which is of the usual construction and'which is hermetically sealed in applied position. The top 2 is provided at Specfcation of Letters Patent. v' Application not May 23, 19os=. serial N. 261,837.

" and has movably the like, and 2 the Pa'entea Feb. 27, 190e.

amtrioally tations 3.

The punch consists of an elongated body 4,

ing-points 5,which are ada ted to e' received by the indentations 3. springretaining member 6 has one endsecured tothe top-2 secured to .its other end the punch 4. The member 6 serves to horizontally receptacle, so as to prevent thel loss ofthe punch and to retain the closurev down upon the top of the receptacle to prevent its'forming an obstruction.' AThe member also permits the punch to bel elevatedvto remove its pointsfrom the openings made'thereby and turned to `one side to clear the openings, and it permits the points of the punch to be again inserted into t e openings and serves to force the punch and hold the same down'upon the top of the'receptacle to seal the openings..

These indentations are provided for' the re-4 ception of the 'having two downwardly-projecting penetrat-- f retain the punch in' applied position-'upon a points'5 in order thatthe device may lie as closely to the top-2 -as is possible, whereby the 'device is prevente'd from forming an obstruction when one receptacle is placed upon another, as is common when packing such receptacles for shipment.

In ord cidentallypenetrating the bottoms ofthe indentations 3, I-interpose washers 7, of any suitable Inat'eri l, between the top 2 and the under side of e sired to cause the bottoms of the in entations 3, said washers -7 `are first removed andthen pressure is er to prevent the points 5 from ac.-

punch 4. When it is de. oints. 5 to penetrate the brought to` bear' upon the punch 4. After the necessary openings have been rovided thel points 5 are extracted and then t e punch 4 Vis turned into the'position'illustrated in.'

Fig. 1 offthe drawings, thus contents of the receptacle to If it is desired to use only a portion'of the contents of the receptacle,` the points-5 of the. punch 4 are again seated in the openings to seal the same.. The end of the' sprinv member 6 projects beyond the punch 4,l w ereby permitting the to. provide afhandllyf means of rwliicli'the 'points ofthe punch may be placed' withln 'or extracted from the openlngs.

Afstrip, 8, 'o f any suitable material, is 'se- 'cured to the underside ofthe Aabout the points 5, .whereby sal 1 the openings to securely seal them;

unch'/ 4': and

e withdrawn.

ICO f los' From the fore omg description, taken'inl movedand replacediny a perforationvmade j connection with t e accom anying drawings',

lthe construction and mo ve of o eration`of'- 'theQinvention Will be unders'too Without a further extended description.

Chan esin the form, proportions, and

'minor etails .of construction 4may be made -Within'the scope of the invention Without delparting from the 'Spirit -or sacrificing any of l I Whatiscaimed'as new is,-

1.1 In a device oi the character described, a

the advantages thereof.; z

y lI-Iavin thus fully ldescribed the invention,

receptacle, la spring member having one ofits end's rigidly secured to the receptacle,l 'and a; punch secured-to thefree Aend of said s ring member, whereby to permit the punch eing Withdrawn andreplaced in a perforation madev inthe receptacle thereby.

2. In a 'device of the character described, a

' receptacle, a spring member having one of its.

ends rigidly secured to the receptacle, anda punch movably secured to the free endet-'said l spring member, Whereb4 to ermit the punch lbeing removed and rep ace in a perioratiofnl made in the receptacle thereby'.

n 3.- In a device oi the character described, a receptacle,-a spring member having one of its ends rigidly secured to said receptacle, and a double-pointedpunch secured to-the'free end of said s ring member, whereby to permit e the punc being Withdrawn and replaced in fperforations made in the receptacle thereby.

' l4.. In @device ofthe character described, a receptacle; aispring member having. one of its ends secured to. said receptacle, a .'punchseciired to the free end of said spring ,member whereby' to permtof its being rein the receptaclethereby, and .gaf .sealing Vmeans carriedby the punch.

punchsecured to vthe free end of said spring by lmeans of. `W'hic intherece tac e thereby.

receptacle-havingthe top thereoi provided With indentations, a s ring-retaining 'mema sealing member securedA to said' unch.

yiel lng member. secured to the receptacle, a

provided. with a point adaptedto be seated dentation.v

in presence oftwo witnesses. j a

-. 'Witnesses l Rg'zW. EALAND,

5. In a device of the character described,'a E receptacle, a spring member having one of its ends rigidly secured to said receptacle, and a I member, theend'of said spring member 'pro-v jecting beyond the unchtoprovide a handlel the' punch lmay be re` ,7' moved and re laced in Ya perforation made"A Sd. 4 6.] In a evice of the character described, a

ber secured to the top t lereof," a punch movvably secured to said retaining`.member and provided with points' adapted' to normally l occupyl said indentations, means for prg.; venting sai'dipunchfrom accidentally pene- 1 trailing' the bottoms ofsaid indentations, and 'j 6o 7.. In a device'ofthe character. escribed, a rece tacle provided with anindentationya :1n said indentation, ,a seall means carried by' .the punch, `and means carried bythe punch f `for preventing'the point thereof from acci ,dentally penetrating the l,bottom fof l-s'aid in- In testimQnyWhereof-I afix myjsignature punch securedto the yielding memberrand i' 

